This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

Brush shoulders with animatronic Arab leaders made of silicone.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

Hidden out of public view in the National Library of Israel is a collection of "Stalag's," 1960s Nazi themed porno paperbacks written and consumed by Israelis.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.